Because of the long weekend and a lot of personal hubbub on my end in the past 24 hours, the stars just didn’t properly align for a full-blown Power Rankings this week. But, considering that all you people like to do is moan and/or cheer the rankings themselves rather than comment about the little blurbs, I figure this will get us through the week.

As always, last week’s rankings are in parenthesis.

THE BATMAN TEAMS (Awesome, and don’t you dare suggest otherwise)

1. Phillies (1)

2. Yankees (3)

3. Red Sox (2)

4. Brewers (4)

5. Braves (5)

THE CAPTAIN AMERICA TEAMS (Cool, dangerous, yet not without their vulnerabilities)

6. Tigers (7)

7. Rangers (6)

8. Diamondbacks (10)

9. Angels (9)

9. Rays (8)

THE SUPERMAN TEAMS (Big, popular and treated like they’re something special, but they really kind of suck and are boring)

Here’s how I look at it. When there is a problem in Gotham, Commisioner Gordon lights up his Bat signal and Batman arrives to fight crime. When the whole planet is in peril, they don’t call Batman. They call Superman. I’d like to see Batman stop a meteor about to crash into Earth or have him fight a god by the name of Darkseid.

Batman is the most admirable superhero because he has no powers, but he is not the most powerful. Plus, I’m not a fan of the character in the new movies talking like Clint Eastwood who lost his voice (some more).

ummm.. Guns, Knives, Feet, Hands, Rocks, Windows.. ok pretty much anything in the world is Batmans weakness.. that and Superman.Batman is cool but hes not different than Jet Li or Bruce Lee he just has more money and style.

halladaysbiceps - Sep 6, 2011 at 9:45 AM

“Batman has no weaknesses.”

Yeah, he kind of does. He’s human. Last time I checked, a bullet can do him in. Also, he ages. Superman has developed a hightened immunity to Kryptonite as he is exposed to it more and more. And Superman also is ageless. No one knows how long he can live.

Superman is a boring boy scout who lacks complexity and depth. Why have Batman movies, on the whole, been superior? (George Clooney and his bat-nipples shall be stricken from the record.) A more interesting and complicated protagonist, that’s why. There have been decent Superman movies, but none have been great. There have been great Batman movies.

halladaysbiceps - Sep 6, 2011 at 10:30 AM

This solves the debate once and for all. Superman teaches Batman a lesson:

Greatest. Comic. Ever. Got 2 of these with my dad when I was 7 and still have one in pristine condition. He was smart enough to buy two…one for us to read and one to “put away”.

halladaysbiceps - Sep 6, 2011 at 11:02 AM

Chris,

Did you notice that Batman is sitting ringside at the fight? Probably there to learn a thing or two from Ali and Superman.

Chris Fiorentino - Sep 6, 2011 at 11:29 AM

biceps…I don’t know if you have ever seen the comic, but they have a million celebrities ring-side and they have a legend that has each one numbered and it tells you who they are. Stallone, Arnold, etc. are all there. And yeah, even Batman. But I’m not sure you would like how the comic ended….I won’t ruin it for you. Check eBay they always have some cheap copies out there. If you are a fan of comics and Ali, this is well worth it.

halladaysbiceps - Sep 6, 2011 at 9:50 AM

Let’s look at Batman and Superman’s alter ego’s:

Answer this: Who wins in a fight, Bruce Wayne or Clark Kent? My point is made.

only problem is that bruce wayne’s alter ego is batman, and superman’s alter ego is clark kent. superman has the reverse alter ego in that he’s superman first and the non hero second. he pretends being kent and not the other way around. otherwise you have to go bruce, kent’s kind of a wuss.

As usual, Craig comes in as a shill for Big Batman Inc. Let me ask you something, Craig: What is Bruce Wayne paying you to be his personal mouthpiece? I’m sick and tired of your slanted and biased reporting, and I hope the Camaro (the Ohio Ferrari) and beach house in Cleveland is worth the loss of your dignity and integrity. Shame on you.

I never made it out of scene 1 so I can’t speak to that…Arnold as Mr. Freeze was enough for me to know I would be making a big mistake watching the whole thing.

I do know there’s a bunch of shitty Superman movies out there too, including the newer one and the soon-to-be newest one.

halladaysbiceps - Sep 6, 2011 at 10:48 AM

The new Superman movie looks like it’s going to be real good. The dude they casted for Superman, Henry Cavill, looks like the real deal. And look at the supporting cast: Russel Crowe as Jor-El, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Larry Fishburne as Perry White and Michael Shannon and Zod. Great actors plus good script should make people forget about the piece of crap known as “Superman Returns.”

I believe the same guy who wrote and directed the Batman reboot is the same guy doing the Superman ones, so there’s a chance the soon-to-be-newest one won’t be shitty at all.

Chris Fiorentino - Sep 6, 2011 at 11:35 AM

I don’t think Christopher Nolan has anything to do with “Superman: Man of Steel”, but I know his Jonathon wrote the screenplay. I am looking forward to Jonathon ‘s “Person of Interest” coming out this fall on CBS. Looks pretty good.

Kevin S. - Sep 7, 2011 at 11:51 AM

I believe Chris Nolan is executive producer and Jonathan is writing, but Zach Snyder is directing.

Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Sep 6, 2011 at 11:21 AM

I stand completely corrected…FC is right. Chris Nolan is signed up for ‘Man of Steel’ after ‘The Dark Knight Rises’….fair enough, there will be one good Superman movie in recent memory. Nolan poops gold, everyone knows this (Memento, Insomnia, The Prestige, Inception, soon-to-be Batman trilogy).

Crowe is indeed a fine actor, but putting Kevin Costner in the same sentence just cost you all of your credibility Mr. ‘Cepts.

But Chris Nolan is really only “producing” the new Superman, which means he probably won’t have much to do with it. His brother is a very good screenwriter though, so it will probably be worth watching…although I doubt it will be in the class of the Batman reboot.

nyyankeedave - Sep 6, 2011 at 10:57 AM

How are you comparing my Yanks to Batman-KNOW YOUR SUPERHEROES!! – SUPERMAN IS THE TOPS!! – By the way, going by your criteria,Craig, the Braves should be in the Superman category. The Braves DEFINE boring baseball- I want character, excitement. Giants suck, yes, but hell, THEY AIN’T BORING!!

For all you Supreman Simpletons: Batman wins because of Superman’s weakness – Kryptonite – period. A billionaire (and smart cookie) like Wayne gets his hands on as much of it as he wants whenever he wants – and with that applied, Superman is the proverbial 98 pound weakling.

Yes – eliminate his kryptonite weakness, and he is an invincible God that could crush Batman like a twig – but you can’t eliminate that weakness from him, so get over it.

Best power rankings ever but Braves arent a Batman team they have their weaknesses like Captain America and have played more on the level of the teams you ranked their as of late then with the teams you ranked in the first group.